Seoni Chhapara | |
|---|---|
 Wainganga River Near Chhapara | |
  Seoni Chhapara Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 22Ā°23ā²N 79Ā°32ā²Eļ»æ / ļ»æ22.39Ā°N 79.54Ā°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Seoni District |
| Government | |
| ā¢ Type | Nagar panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| ā¢ Total | 15,371 |
| Languages | |
| ā¢ Official | Hindi |
| PIN | 480884 |
| Vehicle registration | MP 22 |
Chhapara or Seoni Chhapara is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Chhapara was part of the Gond and Maratha kingdoms. It was one of the garhi of Maratha kingdom. Bakht Buland Shah gave the Dongaratal region to Raj Khan, an Afghan adventurer, as governor. He also placed his relative Raja Ram Singh in charge of Seoni region, who built a fort at Chhapara. Raj Khan took part of modern Bhandara district.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Chhapara is located on 22.39Ā°N 79.54Ā°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 741 m (2,431 ft). It is about 35 km (22 mi) from Seoni.
The Wainganga river flows through Chhapara.
Population[edit | edit source]
Chhapara has a population of 15,371 of whom 7,844 are males while 7,527 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.[3]
Administration[edit | edit source]
Chhapara is a tehsil headquarter and a development block. There are 157 villages in this tehsil. [4]
Chhapara is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. Chhapara city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Tourism in Chhapara[edit | edit source]
- Wainganga River
- Bheemgarh Dam Chhapara
- Banjari Devi Temple Chhapara
- Chhapara Garhi
Transport[edit | edit source]
Chhapara is located on NH 44. It is well connected by road and is linked to Seoni, Jabalpur, Lakhnadon, Mandla and Narsinghpur. A number of buses ply from Chhapara.
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Extension of wards of Municipal Council Chhapara, District Seoni".
- ā http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Seoni_Chhapara.html
- ā "Dungariya Chhapara Census Town City Population Census 2011-2024 | Madhya Pradesh".
- ā "Tehsil | District Seoni, Government of MadhyaPradesh | India".
- ā "Tourism | District Seoni, Government of MadhyaPradesh | India".